Yield: Serves 12

Making BANANA CAKE RECIPE

banana cake recipe

It is the best banana cake I have ever had. Moist and delicious.

It is made with ripe bananas, sour cream, chocolate chips and walnuts

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter (unsalted)
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, large
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup mashed ripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup sour cream (14%)
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 2 cups flour (all purpose, unbleached)
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • Nutella Frosting
  • 1 cup Nutella
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp Whip It

Instructions

    Preheat oven to 350 F.

    Line 9 by 13 pan with aluminum foil. Set aside.

    Add the butter, white sugar and brown sugar to the mixing bowl. Mix until incorported (3 minutes)

    Then add eggs, one at the time. Mix in.

    Your next step is to add pure vanilla extract and mashed bananas.

    In another bowl add flour, cinnamon and baking soda.

    After that add half flour mixture to the egg mixture. Mix in.

    Then add sour cream and mix in again.

    Finish with the rest of flour mixture and mix everything together.

    Then add chocolate chips and walnuts.

    Stir using the spatula.

    Pour the batter into prepared 9 x 13 pan.

    Bake at 350 F for about 30 minutes or until done.

    Cool before frosting.

    Making Nutella Frosting

    Mix heavy cream and Whip it together.

    Add Nutella and quickly mix. (about 1 minute)

    Spread the frosting over the easy banana cake.

    Decorate with walnuts, hazelnuts or top with heavy cream. (if you like and don't care about calories)

    Slice and serve.

Notes

STORAGE

Cover and store in the fridge for about 3 days.

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